1989
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| Artists | Taylor Swift |
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| Release date | October 27, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2013–2014 |
| Genres | Pop Music |
| Synth-pop | |
| Dance-pop | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2613622 |
About 1989
1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014, through Big Machine Records.
Can government claim credit for fall in inflation?
... Since then, as predicted, wholesale gas prices have dropped sharply and gas costs are down 31% - the sharpest drop since 1989 - and electricity prices are down by 15...
After death of player Adam Johnson, how dangerous is ice hockey?
... Clint Malarchuk suffered a similar cut to the neck in 1989 - though he remarkably survived...
Taylor Swift's 1989: Why has she re-recorded it and what's new on Taylor's Version?
...By Paul Glynn & Mark SavageBBC News EntertainmentTaylor Swift fans rushed to hear her newly re-recorded version of 1989 - the biggest-selling album of her career - after it was released overnight...
Taylor Swift's 1989: The stories behind her biggest album
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentOn 27 October, Taylor Swift will release a new version of 1989 - the biggest-selling album of her career, and the one that definitively turned her into a pop star...
Pulp bassist Steve Mackey dies aged 56
... The Sheffield musician played on hits including Common People, Disco 2000 and Lipgloss, after joining Pulp in 1989...
Xi Jinping's party is just getting started
... But 1989 shut that down...
Brazil voters: 'Our candidate isn't perfect, but he beats the alternative'
... While Mr Pimentel has voted for Lula since 1989 - the first election following Brazil s return to democracy after military rule - it bothers him that the two-times former president is seen as a " messianic leader"...
Pillar of Shame: Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square statue removed
... The statue, called the Pillar of Shame, shows piled-up corpses to commemorate pro-democracy protesters killed by Chinese authorities in 1989...
Pillar of Shame: Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square statue removed
A famous statue at the University of Hong Kong commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed.
Construction workers worked overnight behind plastic barriers to dismantle the 8m (26ft) copper statue.
The Statue , called the Pillar of Shame, shows piled-up corpses to commemorate pro-democracy protesters killed by Chinese authorities in 1989 .
, " based on the latest risk assessment and legal advice".
The artwork - which features dozens of twisted bodies and anguished Faces - was one of Hong Kong 's few remaining public memorials to the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
China forbids any public recognition of The Massacre . Beijing has recently moved to silence opposition to its rule in Hong Kong .
The Pillar of Shame, by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot, has been on display at the university's campus for 24 years.
Mr Galschiot said removing The Statue was " really brutal" and likened it to the destruction of gravestones.
" This is a sculpture about dead people and [to] remember The Dead people in Beijing in '89. So when you destroy that in this way then it's like going to a graveyard and destroying all the gravestones, " he told.
Mr Galschiot said he would consider suing The Authorities and demand compensation.
Late on Wednesday night, university officials fenced off the area around The Statue with plastic sheeting.
Reuters said dozens of workmen in yellow hard hats entered The Site . A crane stood nearby and construction noises could be heard.
Security Guards blocked reporters from approaching and tried to stop them from filming.
The university did not immediately respond to The Bbc 's request for comment.
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed by Chinese troops in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the summer of 1989 .
Tiananmen is still a heavily censored topic in modern China. The Anniversary was marked annually in Hong Kong until it was banned by authorities in 2020, citing Covid measures.
In October, in prison for taking part in the banned 2020 vigil.
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Tiananmen's Tank Man : The Image that China forgotSource of news: bbc.com
